Black History Month Health Discussions
Weigh in on HIV, and Smoking with our experts. http://pulse.typepad.com/nychealthy/
How will you help to develop leaders in your agency?
Your legacy will depend in part on your ability to develop and nurture future leaders to sustain your goals and objectives. This important role, developing a cadre of future leaders, is frequently overlooked in government. It is worth your devoting time and effort to this endeavor. In his report to the IBM Center, Ray BluntRead… Read more »
New Radio Program on President’s Stimulus Package-What It Means to the Criminal Justice System-NCJA—DC Public Safety
(http://media.csosa.gov See radio programs) Welcome to DC Public Safety–radio and television programs on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system. See http://media.csosa.gov for our television shows, blog and transcripts. We welcome your comments or suggestions at [email protected] or at Twitter at twitter.com/lensipes. The show features an interview with the National Criminal Justice Association andRead… Read more »
Automated Meter Reading (AMR) Discussions
I am looking for success (or failure) stories of AMR in small Muni’s to bump a stalled project. Need to figure out how to get buy in from the low-tech manpower side and samples of working or non-working deployments. Basically we have a stalled project with excuses that it doesn’t work, they don’t understand, weRead… Read more »
Maiden voyage
Like the Titanic, this is my maiden voyage in the realm of blogging, and I hope not to hit any icebergs. I am very fond of my husband, Ed, and my first born, Eddie, who are already onboard here. I am also very fond of my younger son, Ian, who has not worked with theRead… Read more »
Analysis: Accessing State Gov. Web Sites via Smartphone
Hello all, Just published the results of an experiment I did. Using a BlackBerry I visited every state Web site to see how well the page displayed on a smartphone. To see how your state fared, check out this map
Hello, I’m back
We are back in business and got internet access again (after 6 weeks cut off). Welcome world, its lonely in the saddle when the horse is out….
Check out the new NIST YouTube Channel!
http://www.youtube.com/usnistgov NIST solves science and technology problems today so that U.S. industry and science can produce the improved products, services, and technologies of tomorrow. From atomic clocks and online banking to mammograms and cellphones, NIST supports U.S. innovation through research, standards, business services, and other programs. Name: NIST City: Gaithersburg MD / Boulder CO Country:Read… Read more »
The Ideal Professional Network
How do you know what a good professional “network” looks like? Is it the quality of information sharing? Is it the professional connections you can make? Is it the personal connections you can make? Is it the access you have to new opportunities? Is it the ability to add a line to your resume? YGLRead… Read more »
Mars Rover Tweeter Shares Her Experience with Using Social Media to Promote Gov. 2.0
How can Social Media transform government? What role does Social Media play in achieving government transparency? A panel of experts recently met in Mountain View, California to discuss ways Social Media can change federal and local government. The discussion centered around various strategies and the participants shared their experiences of current Social Media usage inRead… Read more »